2014 Fifty Pence

Two different 50p designs were issued in 2014. A commemorative coin to mark the 20th Commonwealth Games, held that year in Glasgow and a standard coin with the (new) design featuring the bottom section of the Royal Coat of Arms.

The obverse portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley was used on all UK coinage from 1998 to 2014 and for some 2015 coins. It was the fourth portrait of the Queen used on coinage. For the new design 50p coins the design on the reverse is best suited for a coin with its ‘point’ facing downwards, so to accommodate this the obverse has also been rotated.

The reverse design, by Matthew Dent shows the bottom part of the shield of the Royal Coat of Arms.

The obverse portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley was used on all UK coinage from 1998 to 2014 and also on some coins dated 2015. It was the fourth portrait of the Queen used on coinage. This coin uses obverse 4b, with the denomination ‘FIFTY PENCE’ shown on the obverse, as it is omitted from the reverse

The reverse shows a male cyclist and a female runner by Alex Loudon and Dan Flashman and wording ‘XX COMMONWEALTH GAMES GLASGOW’. The 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was the largest multiple sport event ever held in Scotland, with 4,947 athletes taking part:

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